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List of fishes of the Black Sea

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List of fishes of the Black Sea
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The list of fishes of the Black Sea consists of indigenous, and also introduced species.

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The following tags are used to indicate the conservation status of species by IUCN's criteria:

EXExtinct
CRCritically endangered
ENEndangered
VUVulnerable
NTNear threatened
LCLeast concern
DDData deficient
NENot evaluated

All the listed species are classified by their origin as native, introduced, invasive, and species found accidentally (difficult to characterize as native or invasive).

Scientific name Taxa authority English name Origin Country of occurrence IUCN status Image
Ordo: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Petromyzontidae
Eudontomyzon mariae(Berg, 1931)Ukrainian brook lampreyNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Ordo: Rajiformes
Family: Rajidae
Raja clavataLinnaeus, 1758Thornback rayNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Near threatened
Thumb
Ordo: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Dasyatis pastinacaLinnaeus, 1758Common stingrayNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Data deficient
Thumb
Family: Gymnuridae
Gymnura altavela(Linnaeus, 1758)Spiny butterfly rayAccidental TurkeyThumb
Vulnerable
Thumb
Ordo: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus canicula(Linnaeus, 1758)Small-spotted catsharkAccidental Bulgaria,  TurkeyThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Sphyrnidae
Sphyrna zygaena(Linnaeus, 1758)Smooth hammerheadAccidental Bulgaria,  RomaniaThumb
Vulnerable
Thumb
Ordo: Lamniformes
Family: Alopiidae
Alopias vulpinus(Bonnaterre, 1788)Common thresherAccidental Bulgaria,  TurkeyThumb
Vulnerable
Thumb
Ordo: Squaliformes
Family: Squalidae
Squalus acanthiasLinnaeus, 1758Spiny dogfishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Vulnerable
Thumb
Squalus blainville(Risso, 1827)Longnose spurdogNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  TurkeyThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Ordo: Squatiniformes
Family: Squatinidae
Squatina squatinaLinnaeus, 1758AngelsharkAccidental Bulgaria,  TurkeyThumb
Critically endangered
Thumb
Ordo: Acipenseriformes
Family: Acipenseridae
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii(Brandt & Ratzeburg, 1833)Russian sturgeonNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Critically endangered
Thumb
Acipenser nudiventrisLovetsky, 1828Bastard sturgeonNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Critically endangered
Thumb
Acipenser persicusBorodin, 1897Persian sturgeonNative Bulgaria,  GeorgiaThumb
Critically endangered
Thumb
Acipenser ruthenusLinnaeus, 1758SterletNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Vulnerable
Thumb
Acipenser stellatusPallas, 1771Starry sturgeonNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Critically endangered
Thumb
Acipenser sturioLinnaeus, 1758European sea sturgeonNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Critically endangered
Thumb
Huso husoLinnaeus, 1758BelugaNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Critically endangered
Thumb
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Family: Anguillidae
Anguilla anguillaLinnaeus, 1758European eelNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Critically endangered
Thumb
Family: Congridae
Conger congerLinnaeus, 1758European congerAccidental Bulgaria,  Romania,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Ordo: Clupeiformes
Family: Engraulidae
Engraulis encrasicolusLinnaeus, 1758European anchovyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Clupeidae
Alosa caspia(Eichwald, 1838)Caspian shadNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Alosa fallaxLacépède, 1800Twait shadNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Alosa immaculataBennett, 1835Pontic shadNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Vulnerable
Thumb
Alosa maeoticaGrimm, 1901Black Sea shadNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Alosa tanaica(Grimm, 1901)Azov shadNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Clupeonella cultriventris(Nordmann, 1840)Black Sea spratNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Sardina pilchardusWalbaum, 1792European pilchardNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Sardinella auritaValenciennes, 1847Round sardinellaAccidental Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Sprattus sprattus(Linnaeus, 1758)European spratNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Ordo: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Salmo labraxPallas, 1814Black Sea salmonNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Salmo truttaLinnaeus, 1758Brown troutIntroduced species Bulgaria,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Ordo: Gadiformes
Family: Gadidae
Merlangius merlangusLinnaeus, 1758WhitingNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Micromesistius poutassou(Risso, 1827)Blue whitingAccidental Bulgaria,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Lotidae
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus(Linnaeus, 1758)Shore rocklingNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Merlucciidae
Merluccius merluccius(Linnaeus, 1758)European hakeNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  TurkeyThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Ordo: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Ophidion rocheiMüller, 1845Roche's snake blennyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Data deficient
Thumb
Ordo: Lophiiformes
Family: Lophiidae
Lophius budegassa(Spinola, 1807)Blackbellied anglerNative Bulgaria,  TurkeyThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Lophius piscatoriusLinnaeus, 1758Sea devilNative Bulgaria,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Ordo: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae
Atherina boyeriRisso, 1810Big-scale sand smeltNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Atherina hepsetusLinnaeus, 1758Mediterranean sand smeltNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Ordo: Beloniformes
Family: Belonidae
Belone belone(Linnaeus, 1761)GarfishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Gambusia holbrookiGirard, 1859Eastern mosquitofishIntroduced species Bulgaria,  Georgia,  TurkeyThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Ordo: Zeiformes
Family: Zeidae
Zeus faberLinnaeus, 1758John DoryNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Ordo: Gasterosteiformes
Family: Gasterosteidae
Gasterosteus aculeatusLinnaeus, 1758Three-spined sticklebackNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Pungitius platygaster(Kessler, 1859)Ukrainian sticklebackNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Ordo: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidae
Hippocampus guttulatus(Cuvier, 1829)Long-snouted seahorseNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Data deficient
Thumb
Nerophis ophidion(Linnaeus, 1758)Straightnose pipefishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Syngnathus abasterRisso, 1826Black-striped pipefishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Syngnathus acusLinnaeus, 1758Greater pipefishAccidental Bulgaria, Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Syngnathus schmidtiPopov, 1927Black Sea pelagic pipefishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Syngnathus tenuirostrisRathke, 1837Narrow-snouted pipefishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Data deficient
Thumb
Syngnathus typhleLinnaeus, 1758Broadnosed pipefishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Syngnathus variegatusPallas, 1814Thickly snouted pipefishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Ordo: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Scorpaena notataRafinesque, 1810Small red scorpionfishNative Russia,  TurkeyThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Scorpaena porcusLinnaeus, 1758Black scorpionfishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Dactylopteridae
Dactylopterus volitansLinnaeus, 1758Flying gurnardAccidental Bulgaria,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Triglidae
Chelidonichthys cuculus(Linnaeus, 1758)Red gurnardAccidental Bulgaria,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Chelidonichthys lucerna(Linnaeus, 1758)Tub gurnardNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Eutrigla gurnardus(Linnaeus, 1758)Grey gurnardAccidental Bulgaria,  TurkeyThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Ordo: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae
Apletodon dentatus(Facciolà, 1887)Small-headed clingfishNative Bulgaria,  RomaniaThumb
Not evaluated
Diplecogaster bimaculata(Bonnaterre, 1788)Two-spotted clingfishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Lepadogaster candoliiRisso, 1810Connemarra clingfishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Lepadogaster lepadogaster(Bonnaterre, 1788)Shore clingfishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Ordo: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae
Aidablennius sphynx(Valenciennes, 1836)Sphinx blennyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Blennius ocellarisLinnaeus, 1758Butterfly blennyNative Bulgaria,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Coryphoblennius galerita(Linnaeus, 1758)Montagu's blennyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Microlipophrys adriaticus(Steindachner & Kolombatovic, 1883)Adriatic blennyAccidental Bulgaria,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Data deficient
Thumb
Parablennius gattorugine(Linnaeus, 1758)Tompot blennyNative Bulgaria,  TurkeyThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Parablennius incognitusBath, 1968Mystery blennyInvasive Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Parablennius sanguinolentus(Pallas, 1814)Rusty blennyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Parablennius tentacularis(Brünnich, 1768)Tentacled blennyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Parablennius zvonimiriKolombatovic, 1892Zvonimir's blennyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Data deficient
Thumb
Salaria pavo(Risso, 1810)Peacock blennyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Tripterygiidae
Tripterygion tripteronotus(Risso, 1810)Red-black triplefinNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Family: Callionymidae
Callionymus fasciatusValenciennes, 1837Banded dragonetNative Bulgaria,  Russia,  TurkeyThumb
Least concern
Callionymus lyraLinnaeus, 1758Common dragonetNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Russia,  TurkeyThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Callionymus pusillusDelaroche, 1809Sailfin dragonetNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Callionymus rissoLe Sueur, 1814Risso's dragonetNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Gobiidae
Aphia minuta(Risso, 1810)Transparent gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Babka gymnotrachelus(Kessler, 1857)Racer gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Benthophiloides brauneriBeling & Iljin, 1927Beardless tadpole gobyNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  UkraineThumb
Data deficient
Thumb
Benthophilus nudusBerg, 1898Black Sea tadpole-gobyNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Caspiosoma caspium(Kessler, 1877)CaspiosomaNative Bulgaria,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Chromogobius quadrivittatus(Steindachner, 1863)Chestnut gobyNative Bulgaria,  Russia,  TurkeyThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Gammogobius steinitzi(Bath, 1971)Steinitz's gobyNative Bulgaria,  UkraineThumb
Data deficient
Thumb
Gobius bucchichiSteindachner, 1870Bucchich's gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Gobius cobitisPallas, 1814Giant gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Gobius cruentatusGmelin, 1789Red-mouthed gobyInvasive Bulgaria,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Gobius nigerLinnaeus, 1758Black gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Gobius paganellusLinnaeus, 1758Rock gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Gobius xanthocephalusHeymer & Zander, 1992Yellow-headed gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Knipowitschia cameliaeNalbant & Otel, 1995Danube delta dwarf gobyNative Bulgaria,  RomaniaThumb
Critically endangered
Knipowitschia caucasica(Berg, 1916)Caucasian dwarf gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Knipowitschia longecaudata(Berg, 1916)Longtail dwarf gobyNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Mesogobius batrachocephalus(Pallas, 1814)Toad gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Millerigobius macrocephalus(Kolombatovic, 1891)Large-headed gobyInvasive Bulgaria,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Neogobius fluviatilis(Pallas, 1814)Monkey gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Neogobius melanostomus(Pallas, 1814)Round gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Pomatoschistus bathi(Miller, 1982)Bath's gobyInvasive Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Russia,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Pomatoschistus marmoratus(Risso, 1810)Marbled gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Pomatoschistus minutus(Pallas, 1770)Sand gobyNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Pomatoschistus pictusMalm, 1865Painted gobyAccidental Bulgaria,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Ponticola cephalargoides(Pinchuk, 1976)Pinchuk's gobyNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Ponticola eurycephalus(Kessler, 1874)Mushroom gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Ponticola kessleri(Günther, 1861)Bighead gobyNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Ponticola platyrostris(Pallas, 1814)Flatsnout gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Ponticola ratan(Nordmann, 1840)Ratan gobyNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Ponticola syrman(Nordmann, 1840)Syrman gobyNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Russia,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Proterorhinus marmoratus(Pallas, 1814)Marine tubenose gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Tridentiger trigonocephalus(Gill, 1859)Chameleon gobyInvasive Bulgaria,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Zebrus zebrus(Risso, 1827)Zebra gobyAccidental TurkeyThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Zosterisessor ophiocephalus(Pallas, 1814)Grass gobyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Data deficient
Thumb
Family: Labridae
Coris julis(Linnaeus, 1758)Mediterranean rainbow wrasseNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  TurkeyThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Ctenolabrus rupestris(Linnaeus, 1758)Goldsinny wrasseNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Labrus bergyltaLinnaeus, 1758Ballan wrasseNative Bulgaria,  TurkeyThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Labrus merulaLinnaeus, 1758Brown wrasseNative Bulgaria,  TurkeyThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Labrus viridisLinnaeus, 1758Green wrasseNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Vulnerable
Thumb
Symphodus cinereus(Bonnaterre, 1788)Grey wrasseNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Symphodus ocellatusForsskål, 1775Ocellated wrasseNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Symphodus roissali(Risso, 1810)Five-spotted wrasseNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Symphodus rostratus(Bloch, 1791)Pointed-snout wrasseNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Symphodus tinca(Linnaeus, 1758)East Atlantic peacock wrasseNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Family: Pomacentridae
Chromis chromis(Linnaeus, 1758)DamselfishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Mugilidae
Chelon labrosus(Risso, 1827)Thicklip grey mulletNative Bulgaria, Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Liza aurata(Risso, 1810)Golden grey mulletNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Liza haematocheilus(Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)Redlip mulletIntroduced species Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Liza ramada(Risso, 1810)Thinlip mulletNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Liza saliens(Risso, 1810)Leaping mulletNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Mugil cephalusLinnaeus, 1758Flathead mulletNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Family: Carangidae
Lichia amiaLinnaeus, 1758LeerfishNative Bulgaria,  TurkeyThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Trachurus mediterraneus(Steindachner, 1868)Mediterranean horse mackerelNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Trachurus trachurus(Linnaeus, 1758)Atlantic horse mackerelNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Naucrates ductor(Linnaeus, 1758)Pilot fishAccidental Bulgaria,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Centracanthidae
Spicara maena(Linnaeus, 1758)Blotched picarelNative Bulgaria, Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Spicara smaris(Linnaeus, 1758)PicarelNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Centrarchidae
Lepomis gibbosus(Linnaeus, 1758)PumpkinseedInvasive Bulgaria,  Romania,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Chaetodontidae
Heniochus acuminatus(Linnaeus, 1758)Pennant coralfishAccidental Bulgaria,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Family: Moronidae
Dicentrarchus labrax(Linnaeus, 1758)European seabassNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Morone saxatilis(Walbaum, 1792)Striped bassIntroduced species Bulgaria,  Russia,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Family: Mullidae
Mullus barbatusLinnaeus, 1758Red mulletNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Mullus surmuletusLinnaeus, 1758SurmulletNative BulgariaThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Percidae
Percarina demidoffiiNordmann, 1840Common percarinaNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  UkraineThumb
Near threatened
Thumb
Percarina maeoticaKuznetsov, 1888Azov percarinaNative Bulgaria,  Russia,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Sander marinus(Cuvier, 1828)Estuarine perchNative Bulgaria,  UkraineThumb
Data deficient
Family: Pomatomidae
Pomatomus saltatrix(Linnaeus, 1766)BluefishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Echeneidae
Echeneis naucrates(Linnaeus, 1758)Live sharksuckerAccidental Bulgaria,  TurkeyThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Sciaenidae
Argyrosomus regiusAsso, 1801MeagreNative BulgariaThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Sciaena umbra(Linnaeus, 1758)Brown meagreNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Umbrina cirrosa(Linnaeus, 1758)Shi drumNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Serranidae
Serranus cabrilla(Linnaeus, 1758)ComberNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Serranus scriba(Linnaeus, 1758)Painted comberNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Sparidae
Boops boops(Linnaeus, 1758)BogueNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Dentex dentex(Linnaeus, 1758)Common dentexNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Diplodus annularis(Linnaeus, 1758)Annular seabreamNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Diplodus puntazzoCetti, 1777Sharpsnout seabreamNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Diplodus sargus(Linnaeus, 1758)SargoNative Bulgaria,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Diplodus vulgaris(Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)Common two-banded seabreamNative Bulgaria,  TurkeyThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Lithognathus mormyrus(Linnaeus, 1758)Sand steenbrasAccidental BulgariaThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Oblada melanura(Linnaeus, 1758)Saddled seabreamNative Bulgaria,  TurkeyThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Pagellus erythrinus(Linnaeus, 1758)Common pandoraNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Sarpa salpa(Linnaeus, 1758)Salema porgyNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Sparus aurataLinnaeus, 1758Gilt-head breamNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania, Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Spondyliosoma cantharus(Linnaeus, 1758)Black seabreamNative Bulgaria,  TurkeyThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena pinguis(Günther, 1874)Red barracudaAccidental Bulgaria,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Sphyraena sphyraena(Linnaeus, 1758)European barracudaNative Bulgaria,  Romania,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Trichiuridae
Lepidopus caudatus(Euphrasen, 1788)Silver scabbardfishAccidental Bulgaria,  TurkeyThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Scombridae
Auxis rochei(Lacépède, 1800)Bullet tunaNative Bulgaria,  TurkeyThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Euthynnus alletteratus(Rafinesque, 1810)Little tunnyNative Bulgaria,  TurkeyThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Sarda sardaBloch, 1793Atlantic bonitoNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Scomber coliasGmelin, 1789Atlantic chub mackerelNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Scomber scombrusLinnaeus, 1758Atlantic mackerelNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Thunnus thynnus(Linnaeus, 1758)Atlantic bluefin tunaNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Endangered
Thumb
Family: Xiphiidae
Xiphias gladiusLinnaeus, 1758SwordfishNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Family: Ammodytidae
Gymnammodytes cicerelus(Rafinesque, 1810)Mediterranean sand eelNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Trachinidae
Trachinus dracoLinnaeus, 1758Greater weeverNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Uranoscopidae
Uranoscopus scaberLinnaeus, 1758Atlantic stargazerNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Ordo: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Scophthalmidae
Scophthalmus maeoticus(Pallas, 1814)Black Sea turbotNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Scophthalmus rhombus(Linnaeus, 1758)BrillNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Family: Bothidae
Arnoglossus kessleri(Schmidt, 1915)ScaldbackNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Data deficient
Arnoglossus laterna(Walbaum, 1792)Mediterranean scaldfishNative Bulgaria,  TurkeyThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Arnoglossus thori(Kyle, 1913)Thor's scaldfishNative Bulgaria,  TurkeyThumb
Not evaluated
Family: Pleuronectidae
Platichthys flesusLinnaeus, 1758European flounderNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Least concern
Thumb
Family: Soleidae
Buglossidium luteum(Risso, 1810)SolenetteNative Bulgaria,  TurkeyThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Microchirus variegatus(Donovan, 1808)Thickback soleNative Bulgaria,  TurkeyThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Pegusa nasuta(Pallas, 1814)Blackhand soleNative Bulgaria,  Georgia,  Romania,  Russia,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Solea solea(Linnaeus, 1758)Common soleNative Bulgaria,  TurkeyThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
Ordo: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae
Balistes capriscus(Gmelin, 1789)Grey triggerfishNative Bulgaria,  Turkey,  UkraineThumb
Not evaluated
Thumb
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See also

References

  • Aleksandrov, A. I., 1927: Anchois de la mer d'Azoff et de la mer Noire, leurs origine et indications taxonomiques. Reports of the Scientific Station of Fisheries in Kertch v. 1 (2–3): 37–99.
  • Kessler, K. T., 1860: A zoological voyage to the northern coast of the Black Sea and Crimea in 1858. Kyiv: 1–248, Pls. 1–2.
  • Murgoci, A. A., 1940: Étude sur quelques espèces du genre Lepadogaster de la mer Noire. Comptes Rendus des Séances de l'Institut des Sciences de Roumanie, ancienne Académie des Sciences de Roumanie, Bucharest. v. 4 (núms. 5–6): 380–386.
  • Murgoci, A. A., 1964: Contribution à la connaissance des gobiesocides (ordre des Xenopterygii) de la Mer Noire. Revue Roumaine de Biologie Serie de Zoologie v. 9 (núm. 5): 297–306.
  • Pavlov, P. I., 1959: The clupeid genus Alosa in the northwestern part of the Black Sea. Inst. Akad. Nauk. USSR, Kyiv: 252 pp.
  • Slastenenko, E. P., 1935: The scorpionfishes Scorpaena of the Black Sea. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, v. 1: 74–80.
  • Slastenenko, E. P., 1938: Les Poissons de la Mer Noire et de la Mer d'Azov. Annales scientifiques de l'Université de Jassy v. 25 (pt 2, núm. 1): 1–196.
  • Slastenenko, E. P., 1955-1956: The fishes of the Black Sea Basin. The fishes of the Black Sea Basin.: 1–711.
  • Мовчан Ю.В. (2011) Риби України, Київ, 420 с.
  • Васильева Е. Д. Рыбы Черного моря. — Москва: Изд-во ВНИРО, 2007. — 238 с.
  • Ковтун O.A. (2012) Первая находка бычка Gammogobius steinitzi Bath, 1971 (Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Gobiidae) в морских подводных пещерах западного Крыма (Чёрное море) (Предварительное сообщение). Морський екологічний журнал, 3(11): 56.
  • Yankova M., Pavlov D., Ivanova P., Karpova E., Boltachev A., Öztürk B., Bat L., Oral M., Mgeladze M. (2014) Marine fihes in the Black Sea: recent conservation status. Mediterranean Marine Science, 15(2): 366–379.

Further reading

  • Artüz, M. Levent (January 1999). "Inventory of Existing Species and Their Habitats in the Bosphorus Area" (PDF). Marine Bio Abs. 1: 112–023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2015.
  • "Fishing 'destabilises Black Sea'". BBC News. 5 June 2007.
  • Kutsokon, Yuliya; Kvach, Yuriy (September 2012). "Українські назви міног і риб фауни України для наукового вжитку" [Ukrainian names of lampreys and fishes of the fauna of Ukraine]. Studia Biologica (in Ukrainian). 6 (2): 199–220. doi:10.30970/sbi.0602.208.
  • Yankova, Maria. "Black Sea Fishes List". Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution.
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